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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7660, 10 June 1886, Page 5

The Auckland Weekly News waß established twenty-three years ago, and U the best known anJ most widely circulated weokly Dewepapcr published in New Zealand. Its readers are to be found in all parts of the colony and Australia, and it also largely circulates in Kngland and America. The aim of its conductors has been to make it a high class family journal and country magazine, Its contents, therefore, are of the most diversified character, and encyclopedic in their scope. They embrace a very wide r.mge of subjects, suited to all tuitos, chssos, and conditinns. The News is copiously illustrated, and its selection of colonial and foreign intelligence is extensive and interesting, and carefully made. Its serial tales are written by the most popular novolists of the day—such world-wide celebrities in literature as Wilkie ColHds, William Black, Miss Braddon, and Walter Besant, The social topics of the hour are dealt with by competent writers In a bright and lively style, aud each week- a eerinon, by ono of the foremost preachers of tho age, is published in txttnto. Special attention is devoted to agriculture and kindred subjects, and contributions from experienced and practical authorities on all matters connected with tho Farm and Field ap; pear weekly. The following headings indicate the miscellaneous character of its general reacting '.— '• For the Ladies." " Useful Household Hints," " Fashion Notes," " Children's Column," " Wit and Humour," " Foeiry," "Chess and Draughts," " Llteratute, Music, aud Use Dww." " Science and Art," &c.